remember, russia is a major exporter of energy, particularly to europe. and ukraine is a major exporter of corn and wheat. when i speak with business people all the time, they say the same thing. that the worry with regard to russia is the letter of the law and more specifically the lack of the letter of the law. that has stopped many people from investing in russia. foreign direct investments have taken a hit as a result. today on the program, i spoke with bill browder who at one point was the single largest investor in russia until he started demanding things like dividends from the companies he invested in and insurance that they would not engage in corruption. listen to what he had to say. >> i was expelled from the country. my offices were raided. the police seized documents, ended up stealing our companies and stealing $230 million of taxes that we paid, not from us but from the russian government. had a young lawyer who investigated, he testified, they then threw him in jail, tortured him and killed him, so i'm well familiar with putin, with the ta